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Cross-country storm leaves at least 42 dead and vast destruction from tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms

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At least 42 people have died in storm-related incidents in eight states, officials say.

Missouri has the most deaths with 12 , followed by Kansas with eight .

The storm unleashed a deadly wave of tornadoes across the Central and Southern US starting Friday .

High winds worsened the devastation, with over 710 windstorm reports filed across central and eastern states.

More than 20 million people from Texas to South Dakota and Iowa are under red flag warnings.

“It could have been a lot worse,” says pastor Charles Kelly , pastor of Alpine’s Winterboro Community Church .

A school bus lay on its side, hurled against the building by the storm, with yellow caution tape keeping onlookers at a distance.

Despite the destruction, Kelly voiced hope in the resilience of his community.

The Trump administration has been fixated on reforming or eliminating FEMA , arguing it's ineffective and inefficient.

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